Yes, we have lift off.

by | Jan 11, 2011 | Uncategorized | 19 comments

The WIP is indeed Shitty, but at least I’m starting to figure out why (or should I say where) it’s Shitty, so I can fix it.

I plan for it to be Not So Shitty by the end of March.

That’s all I wanted to say.

How YOU doin’?

19 Comments

  1. Julie Geistfeld
    Julie Geistfeld on January 11, 2011 at 7:07 am

    They all start somewhere! You've got to see the problems before you can fix them so no one else will see them, ever!
    Hope the revisions leave you feeling charged again. That's usually the result for me.

    1/2 way through new WIP 1st draft and awaiting feedback from readers on one which will be up for querying next.
    Always another story on the horizon (or in my mind at least!)

  2. Liz Pezzuto
    Liz Pezzuto on January 11, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Just think: it can only get better!

    As for me, revision work is slow. It's that day job – gets in the way of my writing. 🙂

  3. JB Lynn
    JB Lynn on January 11, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Any progress is good progress. Keep it up!

  4. B.E. Sanderson
    B.E. Sanderson on January 11, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Shitty is a good starting point and when it's Shitty, it can't get any worse, right? ;o)

    I'm having a tough time attacking the end of my WIP. I thought I had a clear idea of how this was going to end, but now I'm not so sure. Maybe it's that I just don't want this to end. I mean, once it ends, the gloriously awesome writing ends, leaving me to go back and see how Shitty my own work is and how much I need to fix.

  5. Kelly Dexter
    Kelly Dexter on January 11, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Putting a finger on the why of it is what's important, so it sounds like you're in a good place. Good luck keeping things in the air!

  6. Holly Ruggiero
    Holly Ruggiero on January 11, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Just chugging along here, but I’m formulating a plan too.

  7. Colene Murphy
    Colene Murphy on January 11, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    Good goal! Nice! Feels really good to know WHY something doesn't work.

  8. Jennie Bailey
    Jennie Bailey on January 11, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    It's nice to know that published authors start out with shitty parts in their WIPs too. I'm getting into down into the nitty gritty shitty at the moment too! My goal, since I only have about 100 pages left to go through for this rewrite is to have it less shitty by mid-Februray…And then I'll tear it apart some more!

  9. Marsha Sigman
    Marsha Sigman on January 11, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    If there was a way to get about 30 hours out of every 24 hour day…I would be great!

    Why can't someone invent a time-loop device? Or maybe I could just clone myself for my day job? No one would notice…

  10. Joann Swanson
    Joann Swanson on January 11, 2011 at 10:53 pm

    I'm on my 3rd shitty draft of MIDNIGHT and, may I just say, it's a little less shitty this time around! Yay me! And yay you for setting a not-so-shitty date. How many times can I use the word shitty in a comment? Apparently four times. Yay me!

  11. The Golden Eagle
    The Golden Eagle on January 11, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    Good luck with your writing goals!

    I'm trying to keep my story's timeline together.

  12. Botanist
    Botanist on January 12, 2011 at 12:50 am

    Shitty > Not Shitty

    There really should be an MS Word function key for that.

    March is a pretty impressive target. Good luck with it!

  13. C. N. Nevets
    C. N. Nevets on January 12, 2011 at 3:15 am

    Getting my feet back under me, and got a good chunk written today including two very short but strangely difficult scenes. So… Whew.

  14. Jan Markley
    Jan Markley on January 12, 2011 at 3:43 am

    That's always a good plan!

  15. Susan R. Mills
    Susan R. Mills on January 12, 2011 at 4:44 am

    Not so shitty is good! Best of luck!

  16. Regina
    Regina on January 12, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    I'm glad that you are narrowing it down. I am working through some of poo of my own on my desk, but wading through it enough, I am confident that I will make it to the other side and that it will mold nicely into the right stuff after it filters through the proper waste treatment plants (betas) hehe.

    Have a great day!

  17. Jill Kemerer
    Jill Kemerer on January 12, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Yep, I'm in the middle of revising/rewriting an old manuscript and it's bad. Good luck!

  18. adam.purple
    adam.purple on January 12, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Not so good. Wondering now if what I thought was not-so-shitty is actually quite shitty after all. [sigh]

  19. Jennifer Hillier
    Jennifer Hillier on January 13, 2011 at 1:37 am

    It's a relief to hear that everyone understands the frustration of the Shitty draft. Thanks, guys!

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